St. Alphonsus - Feastday: August 1BATTLE BEADS BLOG - August 1, 2015 St. Alphonsus was born in the village of Marianella near Naples, Italy, September 27, 1696. At a tender age his pious mother inspired him with the deepest sentiments of piety. The education he received under the auspices of his father, aided by his own intellect, produced in him such results that at the early age of sixteen, he graduated in law. Shortly after, he was admitted to the Neopolitan bar. In 1723, he lost a case, and God made use of his disappointment to wean ...http://battlebeads.blogspot.com/2015/08/st-alphonsus-feastday-august-1.html

St. Ignatius of Loyola: Ten Things You Need to Know About the SaintTOM PERNA - July 31, 2015 ... Jesuits. Here is a quick blog post on his life and ten things you need to know about him – 1. St. Ignatius was born into a noble family and grew up with many luxuries, which made him very worldly. 2. As a young man, he joined the army and was known for his courage, however, he was wounded in a battle for Pamplona. During his recovery, he first asked for a book that compares to our sensual romance novels of today, but the Catholic hospital caring for him did not have ...http://tomperna.org/2015/07/31/st-ignatius-of-loyola-ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-saint/

St. Ignatius of Loyola: A Knight for ChristCATHOLIC FIRE - July 31, 2015 July 31 is the memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest, and founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). St. Ignatius of Loyola (Iñigo) was born in 1491 in the Basque Country of northern Spain to parents of distinguished families in that area. He was the youngest of 13 children and was called was called Iñigo. At the age of 15, he served as a page in the court of a local nobleman and received a courtly education, learned to read books of chivalry and ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2015/07/st-ignatius-of-loyola-knight-for-christ.html

Happy St. Martha's Day!MARTA, JULIE E MARIA - July 29, 2015 ... we are but travelers on a journey without as yet a fixed abode; we are on our way, not yet in our native land; we are in a state of longing, not yet of enjoyment. But let us continue on our way, and continue without sloth or respite, so that we may ultimately arrive at our destination. Martha and Mary were sisters, related not only by blood but also by religious aspirations. They stayed close to our Lord and both served him harmoniously when he was among them. Martha welcomed ...http://martajuliemaria.blogspot.com/2015/07/happy-st-marthas-day.html

Saint of the Day: Sharbel MakhloufDA MIHI ANIMAS - July 24, 2015 The Saint of today is Sharbel Makhlouf. This great monastic saint is a wonderful patron for the Church of the Middle East. He is one of the wonder workers of the 20th century! Here is the story from CNA: Yussef Antoun Makhloof --later and forever after known as Sharbel-- was of humble birth. Yet Sharbel belongs to more than his village, monastery, church or country. He belongs to the Universal Church and all Christians. When he was beatified on December ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2015/07/saint-of-day-sharbel-makhlouf.html

The Gospel in a NutshellRORATE CÆLI - July 23, 2015 ... as bad as renouncing Love? One can say that the race of saints has for two thousand years been working and plowing this field and have only been drawing the consequences of this essential good news, invoked so often: Deus caritas est. God is love. But according to a logic which made the ancient Greeks mock, it was necessary, so that this love express itself, so that it pour itself out on man, that God send His Son. This is the second part of our phrase. ... that he gave His only Son... Here is ...http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-gospel-in-nutshell.html

Saint of the Day: Mary MagdaleneDA MIHI ANIMAS - July 22, 2015 ... 72. St. Mary was transported miraculously, just before she died, to the chapel of St. Maximin, where she received the last sacraments. More about this saint: St. Mary Magdalen (Feast day - July 22) Mary Magdalen was well known as a sinner when she first saw Our Lord. She was very beautiful and very proud, but after she met Jesus, she felt great sorrow for her evil life. When Jesus went to supper at the home of a rich man named Simon, Mary came to weep at His feet. Then with ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2015/07/saint-of-day-mary-magdalene.html

5th Centenary of Saint Theresa of AvilaPRIEST - July 18, 2015 Stumble upon the calendar for the commemoration of the 5th centenary (500) of Saint Theresa of Avila last March 28 of this year. She was born on this day 1515 from Don Alonso Sanchez de Cepeda and Dona Beatriz Davila Y Ahumada. A third child from 9 children coming from this line. She has three more from his father's previous marriage. These pictures are from the artwork of studentshttp://frjessie.blogspot.com/2015/07/5th-centenary-of-saint-theresa-of-avila.html

Venerable Andrey Roman Alexander Maria SheptytskyCOMMUNIO - July 17, 2015 ... voice allowed the church to survive." He also said, "Born into an aristocratic family, the archbishop used his resources to create a free clinic, provide countless scholarships and help victims of famine, flooding and war. He personally lived a life of poverty." ___ Prayer for Beatification of Servant of God Metropolitan Andrew Sheptytsky O My God, I adore Your infinite Majesty with all the powers of my soul. I thank You for the graces and gifts which You did bestow upon Your ...http://communio.stblogs.org/index.php/2015/07/venerable-andrey-roman-alexander-maria-sheptytsky/

Prayers for Musicians in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, DCGOTTA SING GOTTA PRAY - July 17, 2015 ... few months to prepare those papal Masses in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, DC. I hope that your weekend is a good one. It's going to be a hot and humid one here in Chicago! Gotta sing. Gotta ...http://gottasinggottapray.blogspot.com/2015/07/prayers-for-musicians-in-philadelphia.html

Georges Lemaître Remembered at BirthdayCOMMUNIO - July 17, 2015 Today is the birthday of Father Georges Lemaître , born in 1894 in Charleroi, Belgium. Father Lemaître studied civil engineering at the Catholic University of Louvain before serving in the Belgian army during World War I. After the war he trained to become a priest and a cosmologist. He succeeded in both endeavors. He is a great witness to work of faith and reason and faith and science. In 1923, he was ordained a Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of Malines. He ...http://communio.stblogs.org/index.php/2015/07/georges-lemaitre-remembered-at-birthday/

Saint of the Day: BonaventureDA MIHI ANIMAS - July 15, 2015 ... site: St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Feast day-July 15) St. Bonaventure, known as "the seraphic doctor," was born at Bagnorea in Tuscany, in 1221. He received the name of Bonaventure in consequence of an exclamation of St. Francis of Assisi, when, in response to the pleading of the child's mother, the saint prayed for John's recovery from a dangerous illness, and, foreseeing the future greatness of the little John, cried out "O Buona ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2015/07/saint-of-day-bonaventure.html

July 15 - Homily for TodayFATHER BILL DINGA'S BLOG - July 15, 2015Saint Bonaventure, born in 1221 in Tuscany, Italy is also known as the Seraphic Doctor and is one of the greatest theologians in the Church. A Franciscan, he is sometimes referred to as the second founder of the order. His intellectual gifts were quickly recognized and he was sent to Paris to study. There he became a friend of St. Thomas Aquinas who was a classmate. In the intellectual world, Bonaventure emphasized the affective over the rational approach ...http://fatherbill1975.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-15-homily-for-today.html

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the MohawksA BOOK OF EVERYTHING - July 14, 2015 Only known portrait from life of Catherine Tekakwitha, circa 1690, by Father Chauchetière Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680) , is a Roman Catholic saint who was an Algonquin–Mohawk virgin and laywoman. Born in Auriesville (now part of New York), she suffered from smallpox as a young child, which scarred her face ...http://abookofeverything.blogspot.com/2015/07/saint-kateri-tekakwitha-lily-of-mohawks.html

July 14 - Homily for TodayFATHER BILL DINGA'S BLOG - July 14, 2015Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (born 1656 – died 1680 at the age of 24) is the first Native American to have been beatified and canonized. She is known as the "Lily of the Mohawks." Born Tekakwitha, Kateri or Catherine was her Christian name; she was daughter of a Christian Algonquin mother and a pagan Mohawk chief in Auriesville, New York. She was orphaned at age four. A bout of smallpox left her disfigured and partially blind. At a very ...http://fatherbill1975.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-14-homily-for-today.html

The Feast of St Camillus De LellisNEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - July 14, 2015 Today is the anniversary of the death in 1614 of St Camillus de Lellis, and his feast day in the Calendar of the Ordinary Form. Born in the Abruzzi region of Italy, he served in youth as a soldier of the Venetian Republic against the Turks; he is honored as a Patron Saint of gambling addicts, since he himself suffered much from this vice, which once literally cost him the shirt off his back. Reduced by gambling to the most extreme poverty, he underwent ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/fKFqprYHg70/the-feast-of-st-camillus-de-lellis.html

Post #284VENITE, MISSA EST! - July 14, 2015 ... in Wichita, Ks. While this blog may at times comment on, or allude to, the community and parish, Venite Missa Est! is by no means, in any way an official voice of any particular parish or the Diocese of Wichita. Venite Missa Est! is strictly a private layman's endeavor. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ A New Beginning for Venite Missa Est! With the establishment of the Wichita Latin Mass Community as a canonically recognized entity (not a parish) in the Diocese of Wichita (Deo Gratias!) ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VeniteMissaEst/~3/CAsPVdK5fp0/post-284.html

St. Henry II: Peacemaker and Patron of Childless CouplesCATHOLIC FIRE - July 13, 2015 ... born in 972. He succeeded his father as Duke of Bavaria, and in 1002, he was elected emperor. In 1014, he went to Rome and received the imperial crown at the hands of Pope Benedict VIII. A patron of the Benedictines, he was miraculously cured by St. Benedict. Tradition states that Henry wanted to be a Benedictine and lived as an Oblate. He worked hard to establish peace in Europe. However, to defend justice, he had to fight many wars. He was honest in battle and insisted that ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2015/07/st-henry-ii-peacemaker-and-patron-of.html

St. Kateri Tekakwitha: First Native American SaintCATHOLIC FIRE - July 13, 2015 By Jean M. Heimann June 14th is the memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint. Known as the "Lily of the Mohawks" and the "Geneviève of New France," Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656, the daughter of a Mohawk chief and an Algonquin Christian. She was four-years-old when her parents and younger brother died of smallpox. The disease also attacked Kateri, scarring her face and damaging ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2015/07/st-kateri-tekakwitha-first-native.html